scul·lion (sk l y n)n. A servant employed to do menial tasks in a kitchen. [Middle English sculyon, probably from Old French escouvillon, dishcloth, diminutive of escouve, broom, from Latin sc  pa, branches, broom.] |
scullion [ˈskʌljən]
n
1. a mean or despicable person
2. Archaic a servant employed to do rough household work in a kitchen
[from Old French escouillon cleaning cloth, from escouve a broom, from Latin scōpa a broom]
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